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Tamale Masa Recipe With Oil

Just Mexican Food
Here´s a whole tamale masa recipe with oil. It´s a way of preparing tamales with coconut oil. Although the texture may be pretty different from the usual tamal and the flavor changes, the truth is that it is a delicious and healthy way of partaking in the tamal experience!
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time 2 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 guests

Equipment

  • Large and wide stockpot
  • Large bowl
  • Generous mixing bowl
  • Cloth
  • Whisk
  • Saucepan
  • spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Corn masa flour
  • 30 Corn husks
  • 3/4 cup Coconut oil
  • cups Warm vegetable broth store-bought is fine
  • 1 tsp Each of salt, cumin, and chili powder
  • ½ tsp Each of onion and garlic powder, and paprika(ideally smoked)
  • Hot water

Instructions
 

  • Soak corn husks in water. Fill the large bowl with hot water and ease in the corn husks to soak for about half an hour.
    30 Corn husks, Hot water
  • Dry the corn husks. Afterward, take the corn husks out to dry making sure that you drain them and pat them dry with a cloth.
    30 Corn husks
  • Heat the broth. Heat up the vegetable broth.
    3½ cups Warm vegetable broth
  • Make the masa. In the mixing drop in the masa, salt, and all the seasons and whisk them all together well.
    4 cups Corn masa flour, 1 tsp Each of salt, cumin, and chili powder
  • Add the broth. Now, slowly add in the warm broth as you mix everything up with your hands. It should be quite uniform.
    3½ cups Warm vegetable broth
  • Add the coconut oil. Melt the coconut oil and add it in as well, then knead it all together.
    3/4 cup Coconut oil
  • Add the filling. Take the husks and tear them into strips that you can tie. Use a spoon to adjust the masa mixture into them, and then the filling, leaving some room to be able to fold them so that they are covered shut. Then, you tie each one with a strip of husk.
  • Cook the tamales. Place the tamales neatly with the open ends facing up in the steamer basket of the stockpot. Add about two inches of water and heat it on high until it boils, at which point you can set the heat on medium. Cook them for about an hour, making sure that they have enough water until the dough gets pretty hard and it pulls a little.
  • Serve the tamales. Now you just leave them be for 10 minutes to settle and they're ready to serve!

Notes

Tips and Tricks for Lardless Tamales

The seasonings that you include in this recipe can be quite varied, and you're more than welcome to try ingredients that you personally like, such as different chilis, lime, oregano, and garlic.
Find out what pleases your tastebuds the most, and have fun with it! 
You can also make tamales with butter instead of lard. This is the most popular way to go as butter is an ingredient that you most frequently have in your fridge.
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